Hi I've been using calgel for about 6months and I need serious help with my sculptures. I have used white it is so flimsy it just peels right off after being cured and the clear always yellows. How do u sculpt with the white gel and why is my clear gel always going yellow???? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I used to only work with acrylic Ez Flow and Creative. Gel is a whole new experience. I'm starting to think I should switch brands as Calgel is driving me NUTS!!!

Did you do your course with Calgel as they should have taught you how to sculpt. Their teaching method is different for sculpting as with other gel manufacturers. You build your free edge with the clear gel.

It sounds like you are trying to sculpt with the white first, in this case the gel would just crinkle as it would be appled to thick and would not cure the underneath. Again with the clear gel it sounds like you are overcuring, hence the yellowing.

You cannot sculpt an edge with just the white it is not stong enough.You sculpt with the clear then do your white like a french in one or two thin coats.
There are a lot of threads about calgel yellowing this too can be overcome do a search and you will find advice.
Have you trained with Calgel.It is not the same as other gels apart from bio and really you need to train in it otherwise you will come up against problems.Also when trained you will be able to have ongoing training and help.

Thank You ladies that really helps I will see how my next set turns out. Thanks again

If you give me a call @ Calgel Head Office i will send you some training refresher notes with a step by step guide on how to do sculptures.

Karen Calgel Training Manager x

There are a couple of things you can do about the yellowing. There is a superclear gel you can use, calcrystal topcoat to apply afterwards or a purple gel to add to the clear (prob. best to ask Karen at Calgel about this though to get the quantity right!).

How many layers of clear are you doing?? I don't normally find it yellows at all if you only cure for 30 seconds but sometimes i get distracted and leave it in the lamp a bit longer and then it does so the time is cruical.

Which white are you using?? You might also find the 01 gel easier than the competiton white as you can use it a bit thicker.